Attendance

  • The four weeks are divided into two, 2-week blocks.  The first block begins on Monday of week #1 and ends on Friday of week #2. The second block begins Monday of week #3, and ends on Friday of week #4. You will be scheduled off one of the 3 weekends (determined upon your assigned rotation), and after Friday of week #4
  • On the first day you have a morning orientation session, and an afternoon workshop.
  • Each week you have didactic teaching conferences Tuesday mornings (8am) and afternoons (3pm) and Thursday mornings (8am).
  • You have a teaching conference on the first three Friday afternoons.
  • You have a clinical skills small group session one Monday afternoon
  • You are released from clinical responsibilities after Thursday of week #4. 
  • On the last day you will take a closed book NBME Neurology Subject Shelf Exam.
  • You are expected to round with your assigned services each day that the service rounds, including weekends, and participate in all activities below.  Students can expect one day off per week, and one full weekend off in each 4 week block (unless making up other absences).
  • Attendance at all these activities is mandatory; and will be recorded.

  

Absences and Remediation

E-mail is the official method of communication for all clerkship related issues, including requested absences

  • All absences must be approved by the Neurology Clerkship Director in advance (except for family/personal emergencies).
  • Requests for expected absences must be received no later than the first day of the clerkship.  The Director reserves the right to refuse late requests.
  • As soon as you know that you may need to be absent, it is your responsibility to contact, immediately, the Neurology Clerkship Director and Coordinator by e-mail.  It is inappropriate and unprofessional to commit to an event or make travel commitments before receiving permission for that time off.
  • ACLS training, Admissions Committee Meetings, Applicant Interviews and Tours, and Alumni Association functions are not excused reasons for absence from clerkship activities.
  • If you have an unexpected illness or family/personal emergency, you must inform the Neurology Clerkship Director and the Coordinator, as well as the resident or attending on your assigned clinical team, as soon as possible.

Any absence, will need to be made up on an equal time (day for day) basis. All requests for absences should include a plan for making up the missed time.  Excessive absences may require making up additional time or repeating the entire clerkship.